Lower limb torque prediction for sit-to-walk strategies using long short-term memory neural networks by Perera, Chamalka Kenneth, Gopalai, Alpha A., Gouwanda, Darwin, Ahmad, Siti A., Teh, Pei-Lee

“…As such, train and test STW data were obtained from 65 subjects across three age groups: young, middle-aged, and older adults (19-73 years). Model inputs were hip and knee angles with horizontal center of mass velocity, while windowing allowed the LSTMs to dynamically adapt to real-time changes in STW transitions. …”
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Psychometric properties of behavioural regulation in exercise questionnaire-4 in Chinese adolescents by Xu, Zhongliang, Shamsulariffin, Samsudin, Azhar, Yaacob, Xi, Mizhe

“…A total of 846 Chinese adolescents (389 males and 457 females, comprising 411 secondary school students and 435 high school students), aged 12-18, with a mean (x̅) age of 14.67 (±1.45) years, participated in this study. The C-BREQ-4 was tested for convergent, discriminant, structural and criterion validity, internal consistency reliability, and cross-gender and grade invariance. …”
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From node embedding to community embedding on graphs by Cavallari, Sandro

“…In the last few years, graphs have become an instinctive representative tool to better study complex structures. …”
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Machine Learning For Dummies / by Mueller, John Paul, author 321669, Massaron, Luca, author 617095, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…Unlike most machine learning books, the fully updated 2nd Edition of Machine Learning For Dummies doesn't assume you have years of experience using programming languages such as Python (R source is also included in a downloadable form with comments and explanations), but lets you in on the ground floor, covering the entry-level materials that will get you up and running building models you need to perform practical tasks. …”
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Design, synthesis, structural characterization, cytotoxicity and computational studies of Usnic acid derivative as potential anti-breast cancer agent against MCF7 and T47D cell lin... by Roney, Miah, Wong, Kelvin Khai Voon, Uddin, Md. Nazim, Rullah, Kamal, Septama, Abdi Wira, Antika, Lucia Dwi, Mohd Fadhlizil Fasihi, Mohd Aluwi

“…Development of novel inhibitors is necessary to counteract the rising prevalence of breast cancer (BC) in women in recent years, as evidenced by the side-effect profiles of a few clinically approved inhibitors. …”
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Investigation of deep learning model for vehicle classification by Ahsiah, Ismail, Amelia Ritahani, Ismail, Adzreen Nulsyazwan, S. Nadzeer, Asmarani Ahmad Puzi, asmarani@iium.edu.my, Suryanti, Awang, Roziana, Ramli

“…The usage of automobiles in cities and metropolitan areas has increased drastically throughout the years and there is a need to monitor the flow of road traffic to improve the traffic congestion and safety. …”
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Analyzing Remote Sensing-Derived Normal Difference Vegetation Index to Predict Coastal Protection by Spartina alterniflora by Garber, Samantha C.

“…The study compared two different years and three time points within a growing season [August 2022; June, August, October 2023]. …”
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Impact of hypertension on retinal capillary microvasculature using optical coherence tomographic angiography by Chua, Jacqueline, Chin, Calvin Woon Loong, Hong, Jimmy, Chee, Miao Li, Le, Thu-Thao, Ting, Daniel Shu Wei, Wong, Tien Yin, Schmetterer, Leopold

“…Methods: This observational cross-sectional study consisted of 153 normal eyes from 77 nondiabetic hypertensive adults [mean (SD) age, 58 (9) years; 49% women; 23% poorly controlled BP]. Data on 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring, serum creatinine, and urine microalbumin/creatinine ratio (MCR) were collected. …”
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Investigative study about project work groups in schools. by Ku, Evelyn Yin Ling.

“…Using grounded theory methodology, twenty-seven participants ranging from 13 to 14 years of age, from a secondary school, were interviewed in order to use an inductive, data-driven approach to elucidate on the concept of student project work group namely: how project work groups form; what impact does its formation have on the group’s experience; and how group experience affect future group formation tendencies. …”
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Persistent symptoms and association with inflammatory cytokine signatures in recovered coronavirus disease 2019 patients by Ong, Sean Wei Xiang, Fong, Siew-Wai, Young, Barnaby Edward, Chan, Yi-Hao, Lee, Bernett, Siti Naqiah Amrun, Chee, Rhonda Sin-Ling, Yeo, Nicholas Kim-Wah, Tambyah, Paul, Pada, Surinder, Tan, Seow Yen, Ding, Ying, Renia, Laurent, Leo, Yee Sin, Ng, Lisa F. P., Lye, David C.

“…In a multivariable model, age >65 years, non-Chinese ethnicity, and the severity of acute infection were associated with increased likelihood of persistent symptoms. …”
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Lane-aware image enhancement for lane detection in rain (part A) by Zeng, Lanning

“…In recent years, due to the continuous development of science and technology, artificial intelligence technology is also under continuous development. …”
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Organocatalytic asymmetric mannich, formal [4+1] and [4+2] annulation reactions by Shi, Zugui

“…In this doctoral thesis, the research work that was carried out during the last four years will be divided into 5 chapters. Firstly, an introduction to the field of organocatalysis will be described in chapter 1. …”
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Mm-wave CMOS phase-locked loops by Yi, Xiang

“…The challenges of mm-wave phase-locked loop (PLL) design are high frequency, wide locking range, low phase noise, and low power. In recent years, many reported mm-wave PLLs in CMOS technology still face the problem of poor phase noise due to the low quality factor (low-Q) passive devices and noisy MOS transistors. …”
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Development and application of novel proteomics methods in proteomics research by Hao, Piliang

“…The sensitivity, throughput and accuracy of proteomics have improved considerably in the past years due to the development of novel technologies. …”
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Peroxytungstate anions in asymmetric ion pair catalyzed oxidations by Ye, Xinyi

“…The following two chapters presented two projects utilizing the designed strategy. Over the last few years, our group has developed a series of phase-transfer catalysts, which successfully solved problems in the enantioselective addition and substitution reaction under traditional base promoted conditions. …”
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A preliminary investigation into the use of cannabis suppositories and online mindful compassion for improving sexual function among women following gynaecological cancer treatment by Banbury, Sam, Tharmalingam, Hannah, Lusher, Joanne, Erridge, Simon, Chandler, Chris

“…Eighty-three participants aged between 18 and 50+ years who were at least six months post-cancer treatment were randomly allocated to one of four groups, depending on whether they were already using cannabis suppositories. …”
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Precursors and correlates of transient and persistent longitudinal profiles of psychotic experiences from late childhood through early adulthood by Rammos, A, Sullivan, SA, Kounali, D, Jones, HJ, Hammerton, G, Hines, LA, Lewis, G, Jones, PB, Cannon, M, Thompson, A, Wolke, D, Heron, J, Zammit, S

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Method:</strong> Using data from 8045 individuals from a birth cohort study, longitudinal profiles of psychotic experiences based on semi-structured interviews conducted at 12, 18 and 24 years were defined. Environmental, cognitive, psychopathological and genetic determinants of these profiles were investigated, along with concurrent changes in psychopathology and cognition.…”

The Pandemic EVIDENCE Collaboration Pillar 1: diagnostics and transmission by Conly, J, Plüddemann, A, Jefferson, T, Rosca, C, Heneghan, C

“…Despite the learnings from the recent pandemic, significant gaps remain in our understanding of the diagnosis of acute respiratory viral infections and their sequelae, the modes of transmission, and how to effectively synthesise the existing evidence from the past 70 years of research on respiratory viruses. It is crucial to examine further the evidence on how common respiratory viral agents are transmitted. …”

Depressive symptoms in adolescence and adult educational and employment outcomes: a structured life course analysis by López-López, JA, Tilling, K, Pearson, RM, Fazel, MS, Washbrook, E, Zhu, Y, Smith, BJ, Dunn, EC, Smith, ADAC

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Our analysis sample included participants with full information on NEET status (N = 3951), and the results supported the accumulation of risk model, showing that the odds of NEET increase by 1.015 (95% CI 1.012–1.019) for an increase of 1 unit in depression at any age between 11 and 24 years.</p> <br> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Given the adverse implications of NEET status, our results emphasize the importance of supporting mental health during adolescence and early adulthood, as well as considering specific needs of young people with re-occurring depressed mood.…”

The association between the proportion of Brexiters and COVID-19 death rates in England by Phalippou, L, Wu, B

“…</p> <p><strong>Objective:</strong> Ecological study of whether there exists a significant conditional correlation between two variables that appear unrelated except for attitude towards experts: i) Proportion of people voting in favor of remaining in the European Union in 2016 and ii) COVID-19 outcomes four years later: death rates, vaccination rates. A significant conditional correlation would indicate that polarized beliefs have important consequences across a broad spectrum of societal challenges. …”